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The latest issue of the Australian Law Journal (Volume 90 Part 10) contains the following material:

CURRENT ISSUES – Editor: Justice François Kunc

  • Revenge porn
  • Class actions
  • Sentencing and media coverage: Unintended consequences?
  • The recognition referendum delayed
  • Post-sentence preventative detention
  • Two developments from South Australia
  • Call for papers for a national conference on the future of Australian legal education: Sydney, 11-13 August 2017
  • Something old via something new

CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY – Editor: Peter Butt

  • Concurrent leases
  • Owner liable for nuisance committed by licensee

AROUND THE NATION: TASMANIA – Editor: Justice Stephen Estcourt

  • Libraries and the value of librarians

PERSONALIA – Editor: Clare Langford

Commonwealth

  • Justice Stephen Burley
  • Justice Shane Gill
  • Director of Public Prosecutions: Ms Sarah McNaughton SC
  • Human Rights Commission: Appointments

Australian Capital Territory

  • Justice Michael Elkaim

New South Wales

  • Justice John Robson

Northern Territory

  • Chief Justice Michael Grant

South Australia

  • Justice Martin Hinton

Tasmania

  • Justice Michael Brett

Victoria

  • Justice Maree Kennedy

An Invitation to Readers

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER LAW – Editor: Robert Baxt AO

  • Does the ACCC need further powers? Are the penalties in the Competition and Consumer Act sufficient?

RECENT CASES – Editor: Ruth C A Higgins

  • Criminal law: Criminal liability – Complicity – Whether extended joint criminal enterprise proper basis for conviction of murder
  • Bankruptcy: Creditor’s petition – Failure to comply with bankruptcy – Payment of judgment debt
  • Insurance: Deception – Setting aside of compromise – Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Insurance: Deception – Fraudulent claims rule – Extension to fraudulent devices

Articles

Lord Atkin: Principle and Progress – P D T Applegarth

2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth in Brisbane of Lord Atkin. His judgments still guide Australian law. From where did he derive the values which shaped his progressive judicial philosophy? What is his legacy?

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“What’s in a Name?”  – Justice Emilios Kyrou

This article examines why many of the early Hellenic lawyers in Australia anglicised their names. The author suggests that if people change their names to conform, they risk losing part of their identity, as a name can signify a person’s familial and cultural heritage. He also observes that, as multiculturalism has gained broad community acceptance, Greek Australians are embracing their Hellenic names.

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BOOK REVIEWS – Editor: Angelina A Gomez

  • Defamation Law by Dr David Rolph, reviewed by the Hon McHugh AC QC
  • Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics by Michael Brogan, reviewed by Anne-Marie Foord and Linden Barnes
  • Leading Cases in Australian Law: A Guide to the 200 Most Frequently Cited Judgments by Daniel Reynolds and Lyndon Goddard, reviewed by Dr Nuncio D’Angelo

For the PDF version of the table of contents, click here: ALJ Vol 90 No 10 Contents.

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